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Social Psychology |
- Looks at behavior and mental processes but also includes the social world -It is the scientific study of how a person's behavior, thoughts, and feelings influence are influenced by social groups |
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Foot-in-Door Door-in-Face |
Foot in the Door- A small request is followed by a larger request, people most likely to comply b/c they already agree with the small one Door in the Face- Larger request comes first, then followed by smaller request, people usually don't comply but comply with the reasonable smaller one |
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Social Facilitation |
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Cognitive Dissonance |
When people find themselves doing things or saying things that don't match their idea of themselves as smart, nice, or moral which causes them to experience an emotional discomfort. 3 basic ways to reduce cognitive dissonance 1. Change their conflicting behavior to make it match their attitude. 2. Change their current conflicting cognition to justify their behavior. 3. Form new cognition to justify their behavior. |
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Attribution |
The process of explaining both one's own behavior and the behavior of other people is called attribution. |
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Realistic Conflict Theory |
States that increasing prejudice and discrimination are closely tied to an increasing degree of conflict between the in-group and out-group when those groups are seeking a common resource, such as land or available jobs |
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Social Identity Theory |
- 3 processes are responsible for the formation of identity within particular social group, attitudes, etc 1. Social categorization- assign categories to each other, to help determine how they should behave 2. Identification-formation of social identity, part of self-concept that includes the view of oneself as a member of a particular social group 3. Social comparison- compare yourself favorably to others to improve own self-esteem |
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Sternberg's Theory of Love [3 part] |
Intimacy- feelings of closeness one has for another person; emotional ties; psychological Passion- physical aspect of love; emotional and sexual arousal a person feels Commitment- involves the decisions one makes about a relationship; short-term= I think I'm in love; long term= want to be with this person for the rest of my life |
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Bystander Effect |
Likelihood of a bystander to help someone in trouble decreases as the number of bystanders increases If one person is standing by, that person is far more likely to help than if there is another person |
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Value Judgement |
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Freud's Personality Theory |
-Personality is divided into 3 parts Id- personality that exist from birth, basic biological drives, hunger, thirst, self-preservation [Pleasure principle; if it feels good do it] Ego- is the need to satisfy demands of the id only in ways that will not lead to negative consequences Super Ego- contains the conscience, part of the personality that makes people feel guilt, or moral anxiety |
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Jung's Theory |
- Believed that the unconscious held much more than personal fears, urges, and memories - Believed Collective unconscious and Archetypes - Human mind has innate characteristics imprinted on as a result of evolution |
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Self-Efficacy |
A person's expectancy of how effective his or her efforts to accomplish a goal People's sense of self-efficacy can be high or low, depending on what has happened in similar circumstances in the past [success or failure], what other people tell them about their competence |
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Maslow Carl Rogers |
Humanistic View Believed that human beings are always striving to fulfill their innate capacities and capabilities and to become everything that their genetic potential will allow them to become |
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Raymond Cattell |
Defined the Surface Traits and the Source Traits Surface Traits- are seen by other people Source Traits- traits that underline surface traits like shyness, being quiet |
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Personality Assessment Problems |
Used to measure or assessing personality vary according to the theory Problems- they are subjective, and interpreting the answers to the client is almost an art, not known for its accuracy |
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Asch Studies |
The lab study to study conformity studying if and how individuals yielded to or defied a majority group and the effect of such influences on beliefs and opinions |
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Groupthink |
Occurs when people within a group feel it is more important to maintain the group's cohesiveness than to consider the facts realistically |
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Milgram Obedience Study |
Experiment meant to figure out how far will people go in obeying the commands of an authority figure? |
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Freud's development theory |
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